Qualcomm sets up $100 million fund to invest in AI startups

Qualcomm Inc has set up a $100 million fund that will invest in startups working on artificial intelligence technologies, the U.S. chipmaker said on Wednesday.

The fund, Qualcomm Ventures AI Fund, has already made its first investment via a Series A funding round of AnyVision, a face, body, and object recognition startup, the company said without disclosing the amount.

The new fund will focus on AI that will be used in autonomous cars, robotics and machine learning platforms.